In 2023, An Giang tourism industry aims to welcome 8 million domestic and foreign tourists, of which, the number of guests staying at standard hotels, motels and inns is estimated at 700,000.
Revenue from tourism in 2023 An Giang aims to reach VND 5,500 billion.
In the coming time, An Giang tourism industry will focus on promoting the image of An Giang tourism and people on the mass media and social networks; implementing tourism development cooperation activities between An Giang and the Cluster of cooperation and tourism development in the west of the Mekong Delta; tourism development cooperation program between Ho Chi Minh City and 13 provinces and cities of the Mekong Delta.
Mr. Le Van Phuoc, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of An Giang province said that in the coming time, An Giang will strengthen cultural and tourism cooperation with Dong Thap province. The province focuses on building typical tours and tourist routes, connecting the unique tourist attractions of the Mekong Delta.
An Giang tourism industry will focus on research and development of new tourism products to enrich tourism types and products, increase the value of tourism products. tourism products; focus on organizing tourism promotion activities and events on holidays, Tet and summer holidays; associated with consumer demand stimulation events.
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In order to bring An Giang tourism industry to the right development with its potential and available advantages, becoming a spearhead economic sector, the province continues to invest in developing tourism infrastructure; mobilize resources for socialization to invest in improving the infrastructure system and material and technical facilities in service of tourism to ensure quality, modernity, convenience and synchronousness, to meet the needs of tourists.
An Giang continues to organize training and coaching classes to improve the quality of human resources operating in the field of tourism according to the general quality standards of the country and gradually approach international standards.
Tourists Boat trip to visit Tra Su Melaleuca forest (Tinh Bien district, An Giang). (Photo: Thanh Sang/VNA)In 2022, An Giang tourism industry welcomes more than 7.3 million visitors and tourists, up 122% over the same period and reaching 159% compared to the 2022 plan. In which, there are 8,000 international visitors, increased by 250% over the same period and more than doubled compared to the whole year plan.
Total revenue from tourism activities is estimated at more than 4,600 billion dong, up 114% over the same period and reaching 153% compared to the whole year plan.
In 2022, the number of visitors to An Giang will increase thanks to the fact that the whole country has opened its doors to international visitors and the situation of the COVID-19 epidemic is effectively controlled. In order to actively welcome tourists to An Giang to increase, from the beginning of the year, An Giang province reopened tourism activities under new normal conditions.
The province plans to implement tourism development cooperation activities between An Giang and the cluster of cooperation and tourism development in the West of the Mekong Delta; participating in the tourism development cooperation program between Ho Chi Minh City and 13 provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta in 2022.
An Giang also implemented a human resource training program for tourism development in 2022; organized 15 training courses on tourism activities for businesses, officials, civil servants and employees at tourist sites and sites./.
Thanh Sang (VNA/Vietnam+)